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Media Interviews

April 13, 2013

PI Lam was interviewed by Louisiana Public Broadcasting for the “Louisiana Public Square” episode “ Coastal Concerns: BP and Beyond.”

Jan 31, 2013

PI Lam and co-PI Reams were interviewed as keynote speakers during the Flood Aware Conference in the Netherlands, the 60-year anniversary of the 1953 winter flood in the Netherlands.

Feb 28, 2013

As part of the media outreach, PI Lam and Co-PI Liu contributed commentaries on the film "Beasts of the Southern Wild", which was nominated for several awards including the Best Picture award in the 2013 Academy Award Ceremony. The commentary titled "Run Wild" was featured on LSU website. Lam's commentary was on "Building Resilience", while Liu's commentary focused on "Climate Change and Stronger Storms".

Workshops and Symposiums

Jan 31 - Feb. 1, 2013

Drs. Nina Lam and Margaret Reams were keynote speakers at the Flood Aware Conference held in Middleburg, the Netherlands, on Jan. 31-Feb 1, 2013. The conference commemorated the 60th anniversary of the 1953 flood which killed over 1,800 people in the Netherlands. For the conference information, please click here.

Jan. 29, 2013

A symposium on Response, Recovery, and Resilience: Engaging Experts and Communities following Oil Spills and Environmental Disasters organized by Dr. Margaret Reams was held at Louisiana State University. For archived agenda please click here.

Oct. 23, 2012

A forum on Coupled Natural-Human Dynamics in Vulnerable Coasts: Perspectives from Louisiana and the Netherlands organized by Drs. Nina Lam and Margaret Reams was held at Louisiana State University. The forum included speakers from academia, government, and non-governmental organizations, as well as a presentation by a group of recent graduates from the Netherlands on their award-winning project on "Balance Island".